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Twins
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 15, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Minnesota Twins, played on September 15, 1968 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 15, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 15, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Kaat |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Morehead |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 26,983 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hank Soar 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: Bill Kinnamon 3B: Russ Goetz |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cesar Tovar | Center Fielder |
| Rich Reese | First Baseman |
| Harmon Killebrew | Third Baseman |
| Bob Allison | Left Fielder |
| Graig Nettles | Right Fielder |
| Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
| Jackie Hernandez | Shortstop |
| George Mitterwald | Catcher |
| Jim Kaat | Pitcher |
| Cal Ermer | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Luis Alvarado | Shortstop |
| Mike Andrews | Second Baseman |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Ken Harrelson | Right Fielder |
| Joe Foy | Third Baseman |
| Reggie Smith | Center Fielder |
| George Scott | First Baseman |
| Jerry Moses | Catcher |
| Dave Morehead | Pitcher |
| Dick Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 15, 1968
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Morehead
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morehead fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Morehead
Reese hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Reese reaches second base with a double. Tovar goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. Morehead
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to first for the out. Reese moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Allison vs. Morehead
Allison takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nettles vs. Morehead
Nettles takes first base on ball four. Allison moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Carew vs. Morehead
Carew is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hernandez vs. Morehead
Hernandez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvarado vs. Kaat
Alvarado hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Kaat
Andrews hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Kaat
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Kaat
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Morehead
Mitterwald hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaat vs. Morehead
Kaat hits a fly ball into right field. Harrelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Morehead
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott juggles the ball. That's an error on Scott. Tovar moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Morehead
Reese is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Killebrew vs. Morehead
Killebrew strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Kaat
Foy is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Kaat
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Kaat
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaat fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Morehead
Allison hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Morehead
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morehead fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Morehead
Carew hits a line drive into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Morehead
Hernandez hits a line drive into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Kaat
Moses hits a popup, foul, towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morehead vs. Kaat
Morehead hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alvarado vs. Kaat
Alvarado hits a line drive into right field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Andrews vs. Kaat
Andrews hits a fly ball into left field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Morehead
Mitterwald hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaat vs. Morehead
Kaat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tovar vs. Morehead
Tovar strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Morehead
Reese hits a line drive into right field. Harrelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Kaat
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Kaat
Harrelson hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Kaat
Foy hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Morehead
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allison vs. Morehead
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Morehead
Nettles strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Kaat
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Kaat
Scott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Kaat
Moses hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morehead vs. Kaat
Morehead hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Scott moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alvarado vs. Kaat
Alvarado strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Morehead
Carew hits a line drive into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Morehead
Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Morehead
Mitterwald takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaat vs. Morehead
Kaat hits a line drive into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Kaat
Andrews hits a line drive into right field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Kaat
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Kaat
Harrelson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foy vs. Kaat
Foy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Morehead
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Morehead
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morehead juggles the ball. That's an error on Morehead. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Morehead
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Allison vs. Morehead
Ted Uhlaender pinch runs for Harmon Killebrew.
Allison hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nettles vs. Morehead
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Kaat
Ron Clark now playing third base.
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Kaat
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Kaat
Moses hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morehead vs. Kaat
Morehead hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvarado vs. Kaat
Alvarado hits a fly ball into right field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Morehead
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Morehead
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Morehead
Mitterwald takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaat vs. Morehead
Kaat hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Kaat
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Kaat
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Kaat
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clark fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Morehead
Tovar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Morehead
There goes Tovar. The throw from Moses and he is safe. Tovar steals second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Morehead
Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Morehead
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allison vs. Morehead
Allison hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Allison reaches second base with a double. Tovar scores. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nettles vs. Morehead
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Kaat
Jim Holt now playing right field.
Foy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Kaat
Smith bunts in front of the plate. Mitterwald fields it and throws to first for the out. Foy moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. Kaat
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moses vs. Kaat
Moses is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/15/1968 -- Minnesota at Boston (D)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Tovar C, cf 5 2 2 0 Alvarado L, ss 4 0 0 0
Reese R, 1b 4 0 1 1 Andrews M, 2b 4 0 0 0
Killebrew H, 3b 2 0 0 0 Yastrzemski C, lf 4 0 1 0
Uhlaender T, pr 0 0 0 0 Harrelson K, rf 3 0 0 0
Clark R, 3b 1 0 0 0 Foy J, 3b 4 0 1 0
Allison B, lf 4 1 2 2 Smith R, cf 3 1 1 0
Nettles G, rf 4 0 0 0 Scott G, 1b 3 0 0 0
Holt J, rf 0 0 0 0 Moses J, c 4 1 1 2
Carew R, 2b 4 0 0 0 Morehead D, p 3 0 2 0
Hernandez J, ss 4 0 0 0
Mitterwald G, c 2 0 0 0
Kaat J, p 4 0 1 0
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34 3 6 3 32 2 6 2
Minnesota 101 000 001 -- 3
Boston 000 000 200 -- 2
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Kaat J (W) 9.0 6 2 2 2 8
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Morehead D (L) 9.0 6 3 3 6 6
E -- Scott G, Morehead D
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Minnesota 11, Boston 6
2B -- Reese R, Allison B
HR -- Allison B, Moses J
SB -- Tovar C
SH -- Smith R
HBP -- by Morehead D (Reese R)
T -- 2:22
A -- 26983
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